Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing causation and aggravation.
The deciding factor: The October 2018 VA medical opinion was found inadequate as it did not address both causation and aggravation, in accordance with Atencio v. O'Rourke.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002328
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.